Hezbollah Supporters Storm Beirut After 'Civil War' Warning Over Israel-Lebanon Deal
Hezbollah Supporters Storm Beirut After 'Civil War' Warning Over Israel-Lebanon Deal Published By, Last Updated: June 27, 2026, 05:28 IST The demonstrations, which saw roads
Hezbollah Supporters Storm Beirut After 'Civil War' Warning Over Israel-Lebanon Deal Published By, Last Updated: June 27, 2026, 05:28 IST The demonstrations, which saw roads blocked and tyres set ablaze, came as a senior Hezbollah lawmaker warned that enforcing the deal could push the country toward civil war. Hezbollah supporters take to the streets in the southern suburbs of Beirut to protest against the trilateral agreement that was signed between the US, Israel and Lebanon. (Source: AFP) Supporters of Hezbollah poured onto the streets of Beirut late Friday, staging protests against a newly announced framework agreement between Lebanon, Israel and the United States. The demonstrations, which saw roads blocked and tyres set ablaze, came as a senior Hezbollah lawmaker warned that enforcing the deal could push the country toward civil war. According to Lebanon’s state-run News Agency (NNA), groups of Hezbollah supporters rode motorbikes through several parts of the capital, including central Beirut and the road leading to the city’s international airport, to protest the agreement unveiled between Lebanon and Israel. Lebanese “authorities will be unable to impose the implementation of the agreement signed in Washington unless they go, with American support, to civil war," said Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah, whose party has long rejected the direct Israel-Lebanon talks. He added that “what happened in Washington is an attempt to disrupt the Islamabad path, and without the resistance (Hezbollah) nothing will pass," referring to the initial agreement between the US and Iran on pausing the Middle East war, which includes Lebanon.
Videos circulating on social media and carried by local media showed large convoys of Hezbollah supporters riding motorcycles through the group’s southern Beirut strongholds before moving towards the heart of the capital. Protesters later gathered near government buildings, while others blocked the airport road by setting tyres on fire. The NNA reported that at least one major road was barricaded with burning tyres. According to reports, Lebanese soldiers dispersed demonstrators from the airport highway before reopening the route to traffic. President Joseph Aoun, however, welcomed the framework agreement, calling it an important milestone. He described it as a “first step" toward allowing Lebanese civilians to return home “under the sovereignty of the Lebanese state that has no partner in its sovereignty over its land and people." Also Read: US, Israel, Lebanon Sign Trilateral Framework Agreement; Netanyahu Announces Pullback From Two Areas “We swear to continue to work until this is fully achieved. There will be no more occupation, prisoners, subordination or tutelage," he said. US, Israel, Lebanon Sign Trilateral Framework Agreement The United States, Israel and Lebanon on Friday signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at paving the way for a peace deal between the two long-time Middle East adversaries after four days of talks in Washington. “We are happy to announce a framework agreement between the sovereign government of Lebanon and of course the government of Israel, with a mediation and support of the United States of America," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during the signing ceremony.
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